1. a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like.
2. a sharp point; prickle.
3. the act of pricking: the prick of a needle.
4. the state or sensation of being pricked.
5. a sharp pain caused by or as if by being pricked; twinge.
6. the pointed end of a prickspur.
7. Slang: Vulgar.
• penis.
• an obnoxious or contemptible person.
8. a goad for oxen.
9. a small or minute mark, a dot, or a point.
10. any pointed instrument or weapon.

11. to pierce with a sharp point; puncture.
12. to affect with sharp pain, as from piercing.
13. to cause sharp mental pain to; sting, as with remorse, anger, etc.: His conscience pricked him.
14. to urge on with or as if with a goad or spur: My duty pricks me on.
15. to mark (a surface) with pricks or dots in tracing something.
16. to mark or trace (something) on a surface by pricks or dots.
17. to cause to stand erect or point upward (usually followed by up): The dog pricked his ears at the sound of the bell.
18. Farriery.
• to lame (a horse) by driving a nail improperly into its hoof.
• to nick: to prick a horse's tail.
19. to measure (distance, the size of an area, etc.) on a chart with dividers (usually followed by off).
20. to transplant (a seedling) into a container that provides more room for growth (usually followed by out or off).

21. to perform the action of piercing or puncturing something.
22. to have a sensation of being pricked.
23. to spur or urge a horse on; ride rapidly.
24. to rise erect or point upward, as the ears of an animal (usually followed by up).

25. to resist incontestable facts or authority; protest uselessly: In appealing the case again, you will just be kicking against the pricks.
26. to become very alert; listen attentively: The reporter pricked up his ears at the prospect of a scoop.

• to make (a small hole) in (something) by piercing lightly with a sharp point
• to wound in this manner
2. to cause or have a piercing or stinging sensation
3. to cause to feel a sharp emotional pain
4. to puncture or pierce
5. to mark, delineate, or outline by dots or punctures
6. to rise or raise erect; point
7. to transplant (seedlings) into a larger container
8. to measure or trace (a course, distance, etc) on a chart with dividers
9. to rouse or impel; urge on
10. to ride fast on horseback; spur a horse on
11. to start to listen attentively; become interested

12. the act of pricking or the condition or sensation of being pricked
13. a mark made by a sharp point; puncture
14. a sharp emotional pain resembling the physical pain caused by being pricked
15. a taboo slang word for penis
16. an obnoxious or despicable man
17. an instrument or weapon with a sharp point, such as a thorn, goad, bee sting, etc
18. the footprint or track of an animal, esp a hare
19. a small mark caused by pricking a surface; dot; point
20. to hurt oneself by struggling against something in vain

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